US, #China Agree That #AI Shouldn't #Control #Nukes

Source: uk.pcmag.com/ai/155376/us-chin…

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US, China Agree That AI Shouldn't Control Nukes

Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping affirm 'the need to maintain human control over the decision to use nuclear weapons.' China also denies conducting cyberattacks against the US.

^{Kate Irwin (PCMag UK)}

During his first admin, some of #Trump's controversial suggestions to advisers, such as potentially firing #missiles into #Mexico to destroy drug labs, never became policy in part because of pushback from ofcls at the #Pentagon.

"This will be 2016 on steroids & the fear is that he will hollow out the ranks & expertise in a way that will do irreparable damage to the Pentagon," the official said.

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